Mounting for rings



J. E. LEMMON MOUNTING FOR RINGS May 19, 1936.

Filed March 26, 1935 MW By TTORNEY Patented May 19, 1936 I H UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MOUNTING FOR RINGS John E. Lemmon, St. Albans, N. Y., assignor to J. R. Wood & Sons, Inc., Brooklyn, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application March 26, 1935, Serial No.-13,020

1 Claim. (C1. 63-26) My invention relates to that class of mountings lustrated the socket is polygonal, though it will which are designed to hold a stone in the mountbe clear to those skilled in the art that it can be ing without having to drill holes in the stone of any desired shape. The upper edges of the for the reception of pegs to hold the stone in. Walls 6 have an inwardly extending peripheral This method of mounting stones is objectionable flange l which is adapted to engage an orna- 5 due to the difficulty of drilling the stones and mental insignia 8. This insignia consists of a also because the operation of drilling frequently fretwork exhibiting any desired heraldic or other cracks the stone causing a total loss. device the color of the stone showing clearly My invention has for its principal object to through the fretwork.

provide a mounting which will hold a stone se- Th d i i assemmed as follows; The 10 curely in place and Which can be easily and signia is placed in the bezel 5 so that its edges q y assemhledabut the inwardly extending peripheral flange I.

A further Object of my invention is 170 provide The stone 4 is then inserted and the whole is construction which will permit the changing pushed into the socket as clearly seen in Fig. 8

of the insignia customarily mounted Over 7 or until the stone 4 rests upon the shoulder 3 which 0 above Stone Without destroying the mount" forms the base of the socket 2. A burnishing tool is then employed to swage the edge 9 of the My means of accomplishing the foregoing obk t 2 d jects may be more readily understood by having e mwar causmg It to engage the bezel walls. This operates to hold the assembled" reference to the g g L 'z gfi whlclltfils mounting securely in place for all usual purposes. 20 i g ffii ii 32:21 an 1s pa 0 s specl If, and when, it is desirable to change either the Figfl is a plan view of my improved mounting, ,Stone 4 or the f an t has to be done only a fragmentary portion of the ring being is to press firmly against the inner or lower surshown; face of the stone 4 and the entire assembly stone 25 Fig 2 is a plan View f the Stone Support; insignia 8 and bezel 5 will be pushed out of the Fig. 3 is a plan view of the ornamental insignia socket t b used in t mounting; Having described my invention what I regard Fig 4 is a, plan View f Stone to be mounted; as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5 5 in A mounting for s to o isto nes which 30 Fig 2; comprises a bas portion having an opening Fig. 6 is a section taken on the line 6-43 in therethlollghi the inner Surface o the pp D Fig 3; tion of the walls of said opening being cut away 7 is Section taken on t line 1 in to provide a shoulder, a bezel which is fitted to 4; and and coincides with said cut away portion, an in- 35 Fig. 8 is a section taken on the line 8-8 in Wardly extending Peripheral flange at the D o Fig 1 the walls of said bezel, an insignia adapted to be Sirnjlar reference numerals refer to similar inserted in said bezel and abut the said flange, a parts thr t th t r de cripti0-n stone fitted in said bezel which abuts said insignia As shown in the drawing, the ring I, only a with one surface, the other resting on said shoulfragmentary portion of which is shown, is prothe upper edge of the wall of said Openi vided with a socket 2, which is provided with being waged to d sa d pa n p s a shoulder 3 on which the stone 4 rests. A bezel r by h p rt may be disassembled y p 5, which conforms to the configuration of the On at po t of the Stone Which is exposed 5 socket, is constructed with walls 6 which are through said open fitted to, and coincide with, the socket 2. As il- JOHN E. LEMMON. 

